Thursday, April 26, 2012

Aquarium


My son and I recently took a trip to the Charleston Aquarium with a friend of mine! Oh what a blast we had. My son LOVES fish and he was hesitant to leave after the short walk through. I was a little bummed out because some of the aquarium was under construction! But I have been assured that when the aquarium is fully functional it's a lot of fun. So, I will defiantly have to go again! Here are a few pictures of our adventure! 



As soon as you walk in, there is a large tank full of colorful fish! He didn't realize there where more fish to see and objected to leaving this spot! 


He got to see his favorite! Turtles! 


This was fun to see! Bradley was blown away that someone was swimming with the fish! 


Stingrays! 


And last but not lest, he got to touch a starfish! He was pretty brave and really enjoyed it! 

I have a lot of fun trips planned out! One of which I will be visiting my family in Texas for my fathers homecoming from a deployment! I can't wait to share my adventures and projects with you all!!! 

Banana Bread Muffins


My Husband LOVES banana bread! I am always making it! He will eat a loaf in a matter of minutes, if I let him! SO, to try and slow him down, I decided to take my normal banana bread recipe and pour it into a muffin pan! I am all about individual serving sizes! I love this recipe! The banana bread turns out supper moist and nice a fluffy! I hope you all enjoy! 


Recipe: 

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup canola oil
2 eggs
1 cup (about 3 banana’s) mashed ripe bananas
1/2 cup sour cream
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 cup flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt


Turn heat onto to 350. I am not going to lie, I just mix everything together! 

Grease and flour a loaf pan. This makes about 1 large loaf or 2 medium loafs. If you do a large loaf cook for about 50-60 min. For a medium cook for about 45min or until a tooth pick come out clean! For a muffin pan it will only need about 15-20 min. I didn't track the time when I made them, so keep an eye out!   

I hope you all enjoy! 








Peanut Butter No-Bake Cookie



Hi everyone! 

Sorry it has been a while! A lot has been going on these past few weeks and I haven't had a chance to blog! So, I thought I would bring back the blogging with a simple, yet OH-SO-YUMMY no-bake cookie! 

I know no-bake cookies are rather simple and I am sure most of you have one memorized by now! I know I have a few! But this is a simple twist from the normal chocolate no-bake cookie. 
Just PEANUT BUTTER! 

You will need: 

1/4 cup Butter
1/2 cup Milk
2 cups Sugar
1 cup Peanut Butter
1 teaspoon Vanilla 
1/2 teaspoon Salt
3 to 4 cups of Old Fashion Oats 

Directions: In a medium to large sauce pan, bring Butter, Milk and Sugar to a boil. Let boil for about a minute. After it boils remove from heat and quickly add Peanut Butter, Vanilla and Salt. Let the Peanut Butter melt into the mixture. Add Oats and then place on wax paper or a cookie sheet. Let cool down for about 30 min. You can put them in the refrigerator if you like! 

Enjoy!